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It appears to be much more common in the 21st century than it was in the 20th for high-end luxury hotels and resorts to be delivered in the form of tents and huts and mud houses. So long as the result is more sustainable accommodation options across all price points, sustainability advocates should rejoice. CB […]
Read More Canvas, sticks, & mud: Is this the future of sustainable hotels & resorts?
As co-founder of the not-for-profit Refill NOT Landfill in Cambodia, Christian de Boer claims a hotel can obliterate its reliance on plastic water bottles in about 15 minutes. All it takes is willpower, a signature, and a willingness to absorb or pass on about a dollar a day per guest. With more than a decade’s worth […]
Read More The “Good Tourism” Podcast #2: How to be a plastic-free hotel in 15 minutes
Vandana Vijay’s Offbeat Tracks launched in 2016 to spread the concept of experiential travel and sustainable community-based ecotourism in India, especially among rural communities in the Himalayas. In this “Good Tourism” Insight, Ms Vijay offers examples of how she translates her travel & tourism philosophy into action. UPDATE, June 2021: Prompted by “GT”, Ms Vijay […]
Read More Going off track to find the right path for Himalayan tourism
Adult guests who check in with a child, repeat cash bookings, or late check-ins without luggage could all be signs of modern slavery under guidance newly issued to staff at a British hotel chain. The 400 staff at Shiva hotels — from receptionists to human resources staff to cleaners — will be trained as part of a company-wide campaign to […]
Read More Hotels train staff to read signs of modern slavery
Four hotels in Jardines del Rey, Cuba have achieved “good results in meeting environmental standards aimed at achieving sustainable tourism”, according to Prensa Latina, an information agency for Latin America. Jardines del Rey (“Gardens of the King”) is an archipelago off the northern coast of Cuba, in the provinces of Ciego de Ávila and Camagüey. […]
Read More Cuba gov’t praises Jardines del Rey hotels for sustainable practices
Hospitality industry professional John Morris Williams shares a little of his long experience initiating and driving common-sense measures at hotels and in host communities. Mr Williams makes it clear that he favours real action over expensive certification, believing that discerning supply chain partners and guests are capable of perceiving green-washing and cynical CSR. Update: June 2021 Prompted […]
Read More How to make a hotel green & responsible: Get on with it!